Barry Goldwater
Last held office: U.S. Senate, Arizona (1980–1986). Ran in 1 election in 1980, winning 1.
- Last margin
- +1.1
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 1
- 1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Goldwater was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Goldwater has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Goldwater won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. Senate, Arizona | General | Won | Bill Schulz (D), Fred R. Esser (L), Lorenzo Torrez (I) | 49.5% | R+1.1 | $908.3K | R+36.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1979–80
- Raised
- $908.3K
- Spent
- $779.6K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1980Updated Nov 9, 2026, 2:59 AM ET
Seats Goldwater has held
- U.S. Senate, Arizona · 1980–1986
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Goldwater has run against
- Bill Schulz (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Goldwater
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S0AZ00053
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC